(Thai)      :   วิศวกรรมศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมเกษตร)

(Abbreviation in Thai)      :   วศ.ม. (วิศวกรรมเกษตร)

(English)  :   Master of Engineering  (Agriculture Engineering)

(Abbreviation in English)   :   M.Eng. (Agriculture Engineering)

 

Specialization in the Study Area 

Agricultural Machinery, Postharvest Technology, Alternative energy in agriculture, Agro-industry, Water resources in agriculture, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) non-destructive measurement in Agriculture

Plan A1

  1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in the field of engineering, science, technology, industrial education, or related fields, with approval from the program management committee, and should have at least 1 year of work experience.
  2. If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

Plan A2

  1. Hold a bachelor’s degree in the field of engineering, science, technology, industrial education, or related fields, with approval from the program management committee.
  2. If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

 Plan A1

  1. Students must have their work published or accepted for publication in a national journal listed in the TCI (Thai Citation Index) database or an international journal. A minimum of one article is required.
  2. Create a promotional poster to disseminate academic work following the format specified by the academic department.

  Plan A2

  1. Students must have their work published or accepted for publication in a national journal listed in the TCI (Thai Citation Index) database or an international journal. A minimum of one article is required. OR,
  2. Students can present research findings and full research papers at conferences that meet the standard criteria, with at least one article published in the conference proceedings.
  3. Creating promotional posters to disseminate academic work in accordance with the specifications set by the academic department is also necessary for successful completion of the study.

 

Plan B

  1. Students must have their work published or accepted for publication in a national journal listed in the TCI (Thai Citation Index) database or an international journal. A minimum of one article is required. OR,
  2. Students can present research findings and full research papers at conferences that meet the standard criteria, with at least one article published in the conference proceedings.
  3. Creating promotional posters to disseminate academic work in accordance with the specifications set by the academic department is also necessary for successful completion of the study.
Plan A1  Plan A2 Plan B
(1)  Compulsory courses
(1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit) 3
(1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit) 3 3
(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit) 3 1 1
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)
(2)  Elective courses 15 27
(3)  Thesis 36 18 6
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program 36 36 36

(1) Compulsory courses

                       (1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit)

For students in Plan A1, they are required to register for and pass the following courses without earning credit (Audit) for a total of 3 credit hours. The result of the study must be at the level of S (Satisfactory).

 

EN 007 001 Engineering Research Methodology 3(3-0-6)
(Non-credit)

                      (1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit)

For students in Plan A2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a total of 3 credit hours, as follows:

 

EN 007 001 Engineering Research Methodology 3(3-0-6)

                       

 

(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)

For students in Plan A1, Plan A2, and Plan B, they are required to register for and pass the following courses without earning credit (Audit) for a total of 1 credit hour, as follows:

 

EN 327 891 Agricultural Engineering Seminar 1(1-0-2)
(Non-credit)

                       

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit) 

– None-

                  

(2) Elective Courses 

                       For students in Plan A2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 15 credits. They must choose courses from the Agriculture Engineering group of not less than 12 credits and/or from other groups or courses that will be opened later for an additional 3 credits, subject to the approval of the program management committee, as follows

                       For students in Plan B, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 27 credits. They must choose courses from the Agriculture Engineering group of not less than 24 credits and/or from other groups or courses that will be opened later for an additional 3 credits, subject to the approval of the program management committee, as follows

 

EN 327 000 Advanced Analysis and Assessment in Farm and Postharvest System 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 001 Engineering Properties of Agricultural Materials and Products 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 002 Applied Finite Element Method in Agricultural Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 003 Advanced Sugar Cane Production Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 004 Land and Water Resources Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 100 Agricultural Machinery and Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 101 Advanced Agricultural Machinery and Postharvest Equipment Design 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 102 Agricultural Machinery and Postharvest Equipment Testing and Evaluation 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 103 Advanced Agricultural Mechanization 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 104 Advanced Agricultural Tractor Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 105 Grain Harvester 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 106 Crop Harvesting and Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 200 Grain Drying and Storage 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 201 Engineering Application for Postharvest Technology 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 202 Advanced Rice Processing Technology 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 203 Power and Renewable Energy 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 204 Solar Energy Technology in Agriculture 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 301 Integrated Water Resources Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 302 Applied Hydrology 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 303 Applied Hydraulics 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 304 Irrigation Planning and Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 305 Simulation of Agricultural Watershed Systems 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 800 Special Topics of Agricultural Engineering I 3(3-0-6)
EN 327 801 Special Topics of Agricultural Engineering II 3(3-0-6)

                  

(3) Thesis

           For students in Plan A1

EN 327 898 Thesis 36  

          For students in Plan A2

EN 327 899 Thesis 18  

                 

(4) Independent Study

           For students in Plan B

EN 327 897 Independent Study
Fees Regular Program Special Program
Tuition Fee 30,000 Baht 40,000 Baht
International Student Fee 15,000 Baht 15,000 Baht

 

Expected Costs

Health Insurance (Must cover all expenses in Thailand) 5,000 – 10,000 Baht/year
Accommodation 3,000 – 6,000 Baht/month
Cost of living 6,000 – 10,000 Baht/month
  • Scholarships supporting research and study for graduate students to conduct thesis, dissertation or independent study

For master students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

For doctoral students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

  • Award for publishing research work

Master students who have research papers or parts of research papers that have been published or accepted for publication in international journals indexed in the SCIE database, with at least 1 article, and the work must have been accepted before the end of the student’s program. The student must be the first author. If the article is in the 1st or 2nd quartile, the student will receive a prize of 20,000 Baht. If the article is in the 3rd or 4th quartile, the student will receive a prize of 10,000 Baht.

To apply, please visit this website: https://interadmission.gs.kku.ac.th/